States / Virginia / HB 487

HB 487 Passed First Chamber

Norfolk, City of; Marine Resources Commission to convey easement for certain property.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

State-owned bottomlands; Marine Resources Commission; conveyance of certain easements to City of Norfolk; Coastal Storm Risk Management Program.

Allows the Marine Resources Commission to convey to the City of Norfolk, in locations acceptable to the Commission, permanent easement interests, temporary construction easements, and fee simple interests in subaqueous land that are necessary for the City’s Phase I drawings, defined in the bill, pursuant to quitclaims. The bill also allows the Commission to quitclaim to the City any interest that the Commonwealth may have in and to the property known as Newton Canal, a/k/a Mahone's Canal, a/k/a Brambleton Canal, which property is located within the boundaries of City of Norfolk GPIN 1437339770.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Last action
Jul 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Session
2027
Momentum
67 · High